agapanthus, lily of the Nile

any of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowers

• African lily, African tulip, blue African lily, Agapanthus africanus — African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers

• liliaceous plant — plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber

• genus Agapanthus — small genus of South African evergreen or deciduous plants; sometimes placed in the family or subfamily Alliaceae